[HTML][HTML] Experimental seismic assessment of nonstructural elements: testing protocols and novel perspectives

M Zito, R Nascimbene, P Dubini, D D'Angela… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nonstructural elements (NEs) are generally defined as elements typically housed within
buildings/facilities that are not part of the structural system. Nonstructural elements are often …

Development of seismic fragility curves for hospital buildings using empirical damage observations

MK Shooraki, M Bastami, M Abbasnejadfard… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fragility curves are widely recognized as an essential tool for assessing and projecting
asset damage, vulnerability, and seismic risk. The technical literature provides different …

The US Geological Survey ground failure product: Near-real-time estimates of earthquake-triggered landslides and liquefaction

KE Allstadt, EM Thompson, RW Jibson… - Earthquake …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Since late 2018, the US Geological Survey (USGS) ground failure (GF) earthquake product
has provided publicly available spatial estimates of earthquake-triggered landslide and …

Hybrid Natural Language Processing Model for Sentiment Analysis during Natural Crisis

M Horvat, G Gledec, F Leontić - Electronics, 2024 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a novel natural language processing (NLP) model as an original
approach to sentiment analysis, with a focus on understanding emotional responses during …

Damage evaluation and seismic assessment of a typical historical unreinforced masonry building in the Zagreb 2020 earthquake: a case study—Part I

M Uroš, M Demšić, M Šavor Novak, J Atalić, M Baniček… - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
The city of Zagreb, the national capital and economic hub of Croatia, is situated in a
seismically active region and hosts a significant array of historical buildings, from the …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic Performances of Masonry Educational Buildings during the 2023 Türkiye (Kahramanmaraş) Earthquakes

E Işık, H Bilgin, F Avcil, R İzol, E Arkan, A Büyüksaraç… - GeoHazards, 2024 - mdpi.com
Huge losses of life and property occurred as a result of two independent catastrophic
earthquakes on 6 February 2023 in the Eastern Anatolian Fault Zone, where no significant …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of the effects of earthquakes in different countries on target displacement in mid-rise regular rc structures

E Işık, M Hadzima-Nyarko, H Bilgin, N Ademović… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Data from past earthquakes is an important tool to reveal the impact of future earthquakes on
engineering structures, especially in earthquake-prone regions. These data are important …

Embankments Damaged in the Magnitude Mw 6.4 Petrinja Earthquake and Remediation

I Mihaljević, S Zlatović - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The main shock of the Petrinja earthquake occurred on 29 December 2020 with a
magnitude Mw= 6.4. The earthquake and the aftershocks caused most of their damage in …

Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Data for Ground Monitoring during Earthquakes

A Farahani, M Ghayoomi, JM Jacobs - Geo-Congress 2023, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Degree of water saturation in soils has a key role in the response of geotechnical systems to
earthquakes. In the absence of a remotely sensed tool to track soil saturation at a global …

Seismic Soil Characterization to Estimate Site Effects Induced by Near-Fault Earthquakes: The Case Study of Pizzoli (Central Italy) during the Mw 6.7 2 February 1703 …

A Chiaradonna, M Spadi, P Monaco, F Papasodaro… - Geosciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many of the urban settlements in Central Italy are placed nearby active faults and,
consequently, the ground motion evaluation and seismic site effects under near-fault …